EVERY PARENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE

Life is so very fragile.  You can be here
today and gone tomorrow.  We are all so busy living our lives to the
fullest, taking on way to many obligations than we probably should. 
Finding balance for work and play and family has become increasingly
difficult.  Even with family members, we try to spend time with our
parents, our siblings, our children and our spouses or significant
others.  But sadly there is only so much time every day and we can only be
in one place at a time.  If only the times were different and we could all
have super powers so we could be with them all at the same time.  Life has
a certain order and we all assume our lives will happen in that
order.  Today, most people probably assume they will live to be about
eighty years old.  We think we have lots of time, but unfortunately we
should all live everyday as if it was our last and with no regrets.  As
couples we are told to never go to bed angry and as time goes on I realize how
true that is.  It just isn't worth it to spend our time fighting or being
angry with anyone we love or anyone who is a part of our lives.  The
tragic loss of my eighteen year old nephew has made me take a closer look at
life.  We expect the first funerals we will attend will be for our parents
not our children.  My sister has just experienced every parent's worst
nightmare of losing her child.  I want to live my life with no
regrets.  I want my loved ones to know how much I love them.  I want
to make my dreams come true today.  I want to live to be at least eighty
but now realize I might not.  The reality has set in that any of us can be
gone tomorrow.